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package org.snmp4j.security;

import java.io.Serializable;
import org.snmp4j.smi.OID;

/**
 * The <code>SecurityProtocol</code> class defines common methods of
 * authentication and privacy protocols.
 *
 * @author Jochen Katz & Frank Fock
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface SecurityProtocol extends Serializable {

    /**
     * Gets the OID uniquely identifying the privacy protocol.
     * @return
     *    an <code>OID</code> instance.
     */
    OID getID();

}
